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  • Business

    After years of neglect, parks, community centers getting serious makeover

    More than $139 million will be pumped into parks and community centers managed by several entities within the city, an investment that will change the face of the city for years to come.

    By Julia Baker March 22, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    U of M to open Rudd Institute for military suicide prevention research

    M. David Rudd, whose presidency officially ends this month, is a Gulf War veteran and licensed psychologist.

    By Daja E. Henry March 18, 2022
  • Elections

    MLGW commissioners to step down from board amid political house cleaning by Strickland

    Longtime MLGW board members will not be reappointed by Mayor Strickland. The decision follows an investigation by the Institute for Public Service Reporting that found all five board members were serving after their terms had expired.

    By Marc Perrusquia, Bill Dries March 22, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Ice storm advisory team begins work

    The 51-member panel held its first meeting Thursday, March 17.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    KangaZoo exhibit reopens at Memphis Zoo

    “It’s neat seeing kids sitting at the edge of the pavement in awe when a kangaroo calmly comes up to them and sits. They’re intrigued by you, but not too interested.”

    By Alicia Davidson March 17, 2022
  • Elections

    Moody claims 2020 city mask mandate flap shows Harris’ ‘lack of leadership’

    Moody’s campaign to upset incumbent county Mayor Lee Harris points to letters exchanged by city and county attorneys highlighting issues between local leaders and jurisdictional lines, specifically over the city’s possible role in contact tracing.

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2022
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    Malone Park construction enters second phase

    The Uptown development got underway last year with the first phase completing 11 cottages in June.

    By Neil Strebig March 17, 2022
  • Subscribers only Elections

    City Council Scorecard: Party lines, residency majority holds and a new code

    This edition of the council scorecard catches up to a council vote on President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, another chapter in the police residency debate and rewriting the city code of ordinances for the first time in 37 years.

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Three council members call for review of MLGW proposals

    Letter questions the validity of the process being used to determine what it would take to get a new electric power supplier and build a new system for MLGW to break its 80-year relationship with TVA.

    By Bill Dries March 15, 2022
  • Update City of Memphis

    Marvis Kneeland Jones, one of the Memphis State 8, dies

    In 1959, after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Brown v. Board of Education ruled segregation in schools to be unconstitutional, Jones was one of the first eight Black students to attend Memphis State University (now University of Memphis).

    By Julia Baker March 15, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Political Roundup: Whitehaven’s importance, and Aug. ballot fills

    Democratic county mayoral contender Ken Moody opened the first of what will be several headquarters opened by various campaigns in Whitehaven, underscoring the importance of the area’s Black middle class in the city’s political mix.

    Related story:

    Ballot basics: Early voting begins

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2022
  • Special Report City of Memphis

    Local schools use controversial technology to cleanse air

    Bipolar ionization devices, manufacturers say, attack and deactivate certain bacteria, pathogens, airborne particles, and volatile organic compounds. But the CDC, EPA, an industry standards association, and even a medical journal beg to differ. 

    By David Waters March 12, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    LeMoyne-Owen College celebrates 160 years

    “The history of this institution is pivotal to the Black history of Memphis,” Michaela Thomas, a graduating senior who serves as the current Miss LeMoyne-Owen College, said of Memphis’ only HBCU.

    By Daja E. Henry March 11, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Two Arlington students now published authors

    Junior Jaylah Sheree Whittaker and senior Amelia Maria Wood anticipate continuing to write books after their first accomplishments.

    By Michael Waddell March 11, 2022
  • Special Report City of Memphis

    Lack of indoor air standards putting schoolkids at risk

    Studies show that poor indoor air quality hurts the health, academic performance, behavior and morale of students and teachers. And yet, there are no federal laws or regulations that govern indoor air quality in schools, not even in a pandemic.

    By David Waters March 11, 2022
  • Elections

    Luttrell to fill vacancy on Shelby County Election Commission

    The former sheriff and county mayor was the choice of Republicans in the Shelby County delegation to the Tennessee Legislature. The recommendation still must be ratified by the Tennessee Election Commission.

    By Bill Dries March 10, 2022
  • Business

    Fifth-graders run a city for a day at JA BizTown

    Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South built a city that models all the careers that students can aspire to have as adults, and they run the city during a five-hour simulation.

    By Christin Yates March 10, 2022
  • Business

    ‘Brand-new’ Central BBQ headed for original location

    The Midtown restaurant will be closed for about six months during its renovation and expansion. 

    By Jasmine McCraven March 10, 2022
  • Business

    TVA withholds salary data, claims competitive concerns

    As it fights to save its Memphis power contract, the Tennessee Valley Authority is irritating critics by an alleged lack of transparency that includes withholding the salary of its West Region vice president Mark Yates.

    By Marc Perrusquia March 10, 2022
  • Update City of Memphis

    Former Shelby County Sheriff Gene Barksdale dies at 99

    Barksdale served as sheriff from 1976 to 1986.

    By Yolanda Jones, Bill Dries March 09, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Starbucks 7 march for unionization rights

    Social activist Rev. William J. Barber II joined The Starbucks 7 and local activists Wednesday, March 9, in a march to protest what they say was a local attempt at union-busting by the Seattle-based coffee chain. 

    By Alicia Davidson March 09, 2022
  • Elections

    Coalition says limiting first days of early voting to one site is unfair

    The Election Commission’s decision not to open early-voting sites at churches during the Easter weekend is renewing charges of voter suppression.

    By Bill Dries March 09, 2022
  • Subscribers only City of Memphis

    How an 8-year standoff led to new Zoo parking, the return of Old Forest acreage

    The agreement, which also preserves the Overton Park greensward in its entirety, draws on a lot of the ideas that have been proposed individually during the years-long controversy.

    Related story:

    Zoo to turn over Old Forest, leave Overton Park greensward intact 

    By Bill Dries March 08, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    State Senate rejects House version of police residency requirement bill

    The Senate last year approved a statewide ban on residency requirements, making an exception for Hamilton County. But last month, the House passed an inverted version, allowing them everywhere except Memphis.

    By Ian Round March 08, 2022
  • Subscribers only Criminal Justice

    Exoneration efforts stalled by evidence destruction

    Some states require police to keep DNA evidence until the person convicted dies. But in Tennessee, it can be destroyed after a conviction is rendered, leaving no way for many cases to be revisited.

    By Ian Round March 07, 2022

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